Foot Fracture
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Foot Fracture Symptoms
Symptoms of foot fractures include:
Foot pain
Foot contusion
:
Bruising to the foot
Foot swelling (unilateral)
Foot or toe deformity
Foot tenderness:
Over a bone in the foot
Inability to walk
Inability to move the foot
Foot weakness
Foot
numbness
Symptoms of
stress
fractures of the foot include:
Gradually worsening pain in the bones of the foot
Foot pain
that is worse after walking or running
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Foot Fracture Evaluation
Related Topics:
Ankle fracture
Ankle injury
Calcaneus fracture
Foot contusion
Foot injury
Foot pain
Toe fracture
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Foot injury
Foot injury below the ankle
Toe injury
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Last Updated: Apr 24, 2008
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Stephen J. Schueler, MD
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John H. Beckett, MD
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D. Scott Gettings, MD
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Foot Fracture References:
Burns J, Keenan AM, Redmond A. Foot type and overuse injury in triathletes. J Am Podiatr Med Assoc. 2005 May-Jun;95(3):235-41.
Kunkel M, Miller SD. Return to work after foot and ankle injury. Foot Ankle Clin. 2002 Jun;7(2):421-8, viii.
Luetters CM, Keegan TH, Sidney S, Quesenberry CP, Prill M, Sternfeld B, Kelsey J. Risk factors for foot fracture among individuals aged 45 years and older. Osteoporos Int. 2004 Dec;15(12):957-63.
Tran T, Thordarson D. Functional outcome of multiply injured patients with associated foot injury. Foot Ankle Int. 2002 Apr;23(4):340-3.
